Our Greatest Virtue!
"And now abide faith, hope, love,
these three; but the greatest
of these is love."
1 Corinthians 13: 13
The English language has nearly five hundred
words that can function as both a noun and a
verb—such as judge, mail, shop, aim, exhibit,
balance, slide, file, place and hundreds more.
From Bible’s perspective, the most important
word on that list is love.
Uniquely, love is a noun that is
best described
by its actions. So if we ask, “What is love?” we
move quick beyond the feeling-type definitions
to the examples of love in action.
When apostle Paul wrote to the
Corinth
church about love, he first spoke of it as
a noun in 1 Corinthians 13:1-3, but
then
he moved to describing what love does
in verses 4-8. Love is one of those things
in life that may be hard to define, but we
know it when we see it.
Paul describes actions that make us know we’re
seeing true love: Love is patient and kind, doesn’t
envy or boast, doesn’t act rudely, doesn’t promote
self, is self-controlled, rejoices in good rather than
evil, perseveres, trusts, hopes, and endures.
Love, Paul says, is the greatest virtue.
Tell someone you love them
today. Better yet, show them
in person.
"Let your religion be less
of a theory and more of
a love affair."
G. K. Chesterton